Archive for June 14th, 2009

Companies lobbying on Armenia genocide resolution (AP)

Six companies lobbied the federal government in the first quarter on a House resolution that would condemn World War I-era killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide.

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Taxing health benefits may not be enough (CNNMoney.com)

Americans who want to follow how the health care debate could affect their tax bill should focus on one man in the next week: Max Baucus.

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Geithner: Too soon to withdraw economic stimulus (Reuters)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Saturday it was too early to start withdrawing stimulus for the world’s top economies, but governments should pledge a return to more sustainable fiscal policies in the future.

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End of road for 4-generation Chrysler dealer (AP)

At the end of the 81-year marriage, the Isaksons said goodbye by turning off the lights. The partnership was over. The Chrysler sign went dark.

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G-8 nations get ready for economic recovery (AP)

The Group of Eight industrialized nations began looking ahead to economic recovery on Saturday, as they considered how to unwind their massive stimulus policies while also warning it was too early to celebrate the end of the global crisis.

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Obama, key Democrats push individual health care mandates (CNNMoney.com)

Will the federal government force people to buy health insurance?

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Pope’s new encyclical will focus on economy (AP)

Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday his new encyclical on the economy and labor issues will focus on ways to make globalization more careful to the needs of the poor amid the worldwide financial crisis.

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Communities at risk, but coal ash sites secret (AP)

Dozens of communities nationwide are at risk from a coal ash spill like the one that blanketed a Tennessee neighborhood last year, but the Obama administration has decided not to tell the public about it because of the danger of a terrorist attack.

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Oregon House backs dam removal bill (AP)

The Oregon House approved a bill Friday to impose a surcharge on PacifiCorp customers to pay for removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River to help restore salmon runs.

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